Eskimo

English

/ˈɛs.kɪ.moʊ/

proper noun
Definitions
  • A group of indigenous peoples inhabiting the Arctic, from Siberia, through Alaska and Northern Canada, to Greenland, including the Inuit and Yupik.
  • Any of the languages of the Eskimo.

Etymology

Derived from Spanish, Castilian esquimao.

Origin

Spanish

esquimao

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